Pasta with Shrimp

This is my friend Abby's favorite pasta with shrimp recipe. I made this last night because I haven't been to the store this week. I happened to have all of the ingredients on hand minus the bell pepper. I substituted green onion for the pepper. I served this with a Caesar salad.

Pasta with Shrimp
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2-1/4 tsp chopped fresh thyme or 3/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 Tbsp olive oil
1-1/2 cups chopped onion
1-1/2 cups chopped red or green pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup medium dry sherry
1 can (14.5 oz) whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
2 tsp sherry vinegar or white wine vinegar
Either angel hair pasta, cooked and pine nuts or
white rice, cooked and slivered almonds

1. Combine flour, thyme, 1/4 tsp salt and black pepper in large ziplock bag. Add shrimp and shake well to coat shrimp.
2. Begin boiling water for pasta or put rice on to cook.
3. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp and saute for 3 minutes. Remove shrimp from pan. Add onions, bell pepper and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Add sherry and cook for 1 minute. Add 1/4 tsp salt and tomatoes. Cook four minutes. Stir in shrimp and vinegar.
4. Serve over angel hair pasta and sprinkle with pine nuts or over white rice and sprinkle with slivered almonds.